USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865)
USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865) underway off Oahu in August 1967 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Charles R. Ware |
| Namesake | Charles R. Ware |
| Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York |
| Laid down | 1 November 1944 |
| Launched | 12 April 1945 |
| Commissioned | 21 July 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1974 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk as target 15 November 1981 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 2,425 tons |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 367 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 6 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 5 21" tt., 6 dcp., 2 dct. |
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USS Charles R. Ware (DD-865), was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy in service from 1945 to 1974. After her decommissioning, she was sunk as a target in 1981.